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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

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Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

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Talabani and Ahmadinejad Buddy Around This video of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visiting Tehran last week and hanging around gleefully with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad […]

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Glasgow Airport Incident Apparent car bombing attack at Glasgow Airport. The two drivers appear to have been arrested. The eyewitness description suggests rank amateurs with […]

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Sunni Bloc Pulls out of Government US Raids Sadr City, Kills 26 Talabani Slams Arab Neighbors Early Saturday morning, US forces raided into Shiite Sadr […]

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Hacking Muqtada The USG Open Source Center reports on the hacking of the Sadr Movement’s website and its hijacking for anti-Shiite polemics. Cyberwar as part […]

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Bomb Defused In London As I Write

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Bomb Defused in London As I write, London police are using a robot to investigate a parked car near Buckingham Palace. The operation comes hours […]

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Bush Turns Iraq into Israel/Palestine; Gaffe endangers US Troops Bush said in a speech on Thursday that he hopes Iraq will be like Israel, a […]

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